August 22 : This Day in Music History Deaths

This Day in Music History
Deaths
August 22

1990 : David Rose, American songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist, and orchestra leader, died in Burbank, California, at the age of 80. (David Rose And His Orchestra)
See also: This Day in Music History Births (15 June 1910)

2003 : Floyd Tillman, American country musician and pioneer of the Western swing and honky tonk genres, died in Bacliff, Texas, at the age of 88.
See also: This Day in Music History Births (8 December 1914)

2004 : Al Dvorin, American bandleader and talent agent, born Albert Dvorin, died in a car accident near Ivanpah, California at the age of 81.
See also: This Day in Music History Births (18 November 1922)

2006 : Bruce Gary, American musician and producer, born Bruce David Gary, died of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Tarzana, California, at the age of 55. (The Knack - drums, percussion)
See also: This Day in Music History Births (7 April 1951)

2011 : Jerry Leiber, American songwriter and record producer, born Jerome Leiber , died from cardio-pulmonary failure in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 78.
See also: This Day in Music History Births (25 April 1933)

2011 : Nick Ashford, one part of a husband-and-wife songwriting/production team (with his wife Valerie Simpson), born Nickolas Ashford, died from throat cancer in New York City at the age of 70.
See also: This Day in Music History Births (4 May 1941)